Global recycling standard issued for textiles

Archiv – Control Union Certifications has launched the first Global Recycling Standard (GRS) for textiles and clothing to ensure greater sourcing clarity right through the production supply chain, EcoTextile News reports.Netherlands | Control Union Certifications has launched the first Global Recycling Standard (GRS) for textiles and clothing to ensure greater sourcing clarity right through the production supply chain, EcoTextile News reports.
The Control Union Certifications have launched Global Recycling Standard (GRS) for textiles and clothing. The new GRS is a three-tiered system with the Gold standard requiring products to contain between 95% to 100% recycled material; the Silver standard requires products to be made of between 70% to 95% recycled product; and the Bronze standard requires products to have a minimum of 30% recycled content.
Mark Prosé of Control Union Certifications told Ecotextile News that, ’the launch of the Global Recycled Standard is in response to an increasing desire from the textile industry to back up claims that can be made regarding recycled products.’
This process is based on existing criteria from Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). The GRS standard also includes environmental processing criteria in addition to raw material specifications. Strict waste water treatment requirements and chemicals’ use are based on Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Oeko-Tex 100 criterions as well.
Additionally, social responsibility is incorporated into GRS to ensure workers’€™ health and safety and enforces workers’€™ labor rights in accordance with International Labor Organisation (ILO) criteria. The GRS is intended for global use, but is launching in the Far East with combined efforts from Control Union in the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Korea.